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[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Dog owners' tolerance for being attacked by dogs: LOW

Cat owners' tolerance for being attacked by cats: HIGH

"Aww isn't that cute, he suddenly hurt me!"

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Being attacked by a cat is annoying, not potentially lethal. Also cats don't usually attack without reason. If a cat keeps attacking for "no reason" that's learned behaviour. Their instinct is to run away from humans, which is what wild and feral cats do unless cornered.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

I mean, dog sized cat species exist and we don't keep them as pets with good reason.

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